Brown v. Rath Packing Co.

The claimant, Jacob E. Brown, originally filed a claim in the industrial commissioner’s office, claiming compensation from the defendants for total disability for an alleged injury caused by heat exhaustion. The matter was tried out before a deputy commissioner as arbitrator, and recovery was denied. On review, the industrial commissioner affirmed the arbitrator’s decision, and on appeal to the district court the judgment of the industrial commissioner was reversed.

The general fact situation in substance is as follows: The claimant, Jacob E. Brown, who was about forty-three years of age, had…